Comparison

Recall vs PinNote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Recall

This app allows you to save any content from other applications, including links, images, and videos. It uses AI to automatically tag your saves and organizes them into smart sections and collections, making it easy to find what you need quickly.

Highlights
  • Save links, images, and videos from any app
  • AI auto-tagging for effortless organization
  • Smart sections by platform and topic
  • Organize into custom collections
  • Fast search by tags, source, or description
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Save everything. Find anything. Never lose a link again. Your bookmarks don't save ideas, they collect dust. Recall lets you save anything from any app and actually find it when you need it. No more lost articles, videos, recipes, reels, tweets, tutorials......you get the idea. - Save links, images, and videos from any app using the share button - AI auto-tags everything so you don't have to organize manually - Smart sections group your saves by platform and topic - Organize into collections for the stuff that matters most - Search by tags, source, or description - find anything in seconds - Dark mode that actually looks good Recall offers a free trial so you can experience all features before committing. After your trial ends, an active subscription is required to continue saving. Stop sending links to yourself......you'll forget them. Stop screenshotting everything...... you'll never find it. Try Recall instead :) Monthly: $7.99 Yearly: $49.99 [with a 3 day trial] Privacy Policy: https://www.tryrecall.store/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PinNote

Features
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PinNote turns your daily notes into Live Activities, right there on your Lock Screen, without unlocking your phone. Create a daily note in seconds. It appears instantly on your Lock Screen. Note: iPhone clears Lock Screen notes after up to 12 hours. As long as you open PinNote at least every 12 hours, your notes refresh on their own and stay pinned for good. Nothing is ever lost. FEATURES — Inline editing directly in the list — Gesture-based: swipe to edit or delete, drag to reorder, pull to create — Custom colors, fonts, and text alignment — Up to 5 notes on your Lock Screen at once — Add a note directly from Control Center — one tap, anywhere HOW IT WORKS PinNote is for your daily notes, the quick things you want in sight all day. Each note is a Live Activity. Add a note → it pins to your Lock Screen. Done with it → swipe it away and it will appear as "done". Tick a note to switch it between to do and done. Only to dos show on your Lock Screen. Clear one from your Lock Screen and it's marked done automatically. FREE TRIAL Try every feature free for 7 days. After that, choose your plan: — One-time purchase: unlock forever, no recurring fees. — Monthly plan: low monthly subscription, cancel anytime. Made with love in Brussels, by Quentin Hocdé. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Recall4 screens
PinNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Recall at 3 against PinNote's 1. Recall also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Recall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and PinNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 15, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Recall versus PinNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecallPinNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAMAR CHANDRAQuentin Hocde

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Recall

Subscriptions2
  • Recall Pro Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
  • Recall Pro Yearly Plan3 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

PinNote

Subscriptions1
  • PinNote Monthly$2.001 Month
One-time1
  • PinNote Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PinNote free?
PinNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recall or PinNote have ads?
Neither Recall nor PinNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recall or PinNote?
Recall ships an update every 2 weeks, and PinNote every 2 weeks. Most recently, Recall was updated on July 15, 2026 and PinNote on August 20, 2026.

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